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She calledוַתִּקְרָאhis nameאֶת שְׁמוֹJoseph,יוֹסֵףsaying,לֵאמֹר“May YHWHיְהוָהaddיֹסֵףto meלִיanotherאַחֵרson.”בֵּן
Genesis 30:24
Study it in the app“She called his name Joseph, saying, “May YHWH add to me another son.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 30:24, word by word
- She calledתִּקְרָאtikra
call
To raise the voice to someone so that he comes, or to invite him.
Where else “tikra” appears- his nameשְׁמshem
name
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shem” appears- Josephיוֹסֵףyosef
Joseph
Joseph, a name borne by several Israelites, above all the son of Jacob and Rachel, sold into Egypt, who became ruler there and saved his family; his sons Ephraim and Manasseh became tribes. The name means "may he add".
Where else “yosef” appears- sayingאמֹרmor
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appears- “May YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- addיֹסֵףyosef
add
To put more on top of what is already there, to make it grow.
Where else “yosef” appears- anotherאַחֵרacher
other
Other, another; next.
Where else “acher” appears- sonבֵּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears
Translation note
“Joseph” (Yosef) means “may he add”; it also sounds like “has taken away” (asaf, 30:23).
The context
23She conceived and bore a son, and said, “Elohim has taken away my disgrace.”
24 · This verse (above)
25When Rachel had borne Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, “Send me away, so that I may go to my own place and to my land.
To study Genesis 30 in a group
1. What it says
How did Jacob prosper with Laban’s flocks (vv. 37-43)?
2. What it means
What does the rivalry between Rachel and Leah over having children show (vv. 1, 14-15)?
3. How I live it
How can you rejoice in what others receive instead of comparing yourself with them?